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on time
to be on time means not to be late. you arrive at the right time.

'the trains always run on time in my country. they are never late.'

time flies
this common idiom means that time passes quickly.

'time flies when you are having fun.'

in the nick of time
this expression means that you arrive or finish something just before it is too late. at the last possible moment.

'my team scored in the nick of time. the game was in the last few seconds.'

turn back the hands of time
to turn back the hands of time means to go back to the past.

'if i could turn back the hands of time, i wouldn't have done what i did.'

save time
we save time when we do something the quick way.

'we will save time if we drive instead of taking the bus.'